The Outer Banks in Vintage Postcards

The Outer Banks in Vintage Postcards
Title The Outer Banks in Vintage Postcards PDF eBook
Author Chris Kidder
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 188
Release 2005-04-06
Genre Photography
ISBN 143962982X

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The Outer Banks of North Carolina have been a destination for seasonal visitors since Algonkian Indians hunted and fished on the islands. In 1584, English explorers arrived and before long were promoting the area as a land of natural abundance and beauty, pleasant weather, and kindly natives. Not much has changed in that respect. By the beginning of the 20th century, visitors and residents alike were using postcards to share the things that make the Outer Banks unique with family and friends in other places.

Berrien County in Vintage Postcards

Berrien County in Vintage Postcards
Title Berrien County in Vintage Postcards PDF eBook
Author Sherry Arent Cawley
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 132
Release 2000
Genre History
ISBN 9780738507712

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As one of the earliest developed areas of the state of Michigan, Berrien County has a rich history that appeals to the locals as well as the tourists who still enjoy the many treasures to be found there. Author Sherry Arent Cawley has compiled over 200 vintage postcards chronicling the life and times of this historic area. The historic Benton Harbor Fruit Market, Silver Beach, the mineral baths at the Whitecomb Hotel, and the House of David are all featured here in vivid postcards, some never before published, with accompanying captions. Images of Grand Beach, Niles, New Buffalo, Paw Paw Lake, and Berrien Springs offer readers a nostalgic glimpse into a Berrien County of yesteryear.

Outer Banks

Outer Banks
Title Outer Banks PDF eBook
Author John Hairr
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 132
Release 1999
Genre History
ISBN 9780738501697

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Adestination for many tourists eager for sun, sand, and a simpler way of life, and a far distant cry from the glitter and neon of more traditional, commercial oriented beaches, the Outer Banks of North Carolina is a natural wonder sheltering and buffering Eastern North Carolina from the volatile temperament of the Atlantic Ocean. Even before the official birth of North Carolina and into the twenty-first century, this coastal strip of barrier islands has played an important role in the state's and nation's history, from the mysterious and tragic disappearance of the Lost Colony on Roanoke Island to its strategic importance during the Civil War and World War II to today, serving as a friendly haven for visitors worldwide. Outer Banks, with over 180 images, many seen here for the first time, is a fascinating visual history, allowing the reader to explore the many different facets of life throughout the region. This volume is full of captivating scenes of early fishermen, both professional and amateur, proudly displaying their successful catches of the day; photographs of North Carolina's most famous aerial pioneers, the Wright Brothers, and their early experimental flying machines; views of many long-forgotten life saving stations, homes to countless brave volunteers who patrolled these turbulent waters, risking their own lives to save hundreds of sailors and passengers when their ships were in distress; and scenes of the Outer Banks' most notable and visible landmarks, its beautiful lighthouses, such as Cape Hatteras and Bodie Island.

The Catskills in Vintage Postcards

The Catskills in Vintage Postcards
Title The Catskills in Vintage Postcards PDF eBook
Author Irwin Richman
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 138
Release 1999-11-15
Genre History
ISBN 1439610371

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This fascinating new history of the Catskills of New York showcases more than two hundred of the best, most evocative vintage postcards available. From the 1890s through the 1920s, the postcard was an extraordinarily popular means of communication. Many of the postcards produced during this "golden age," and even some from later years, can today be considered works of art. Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of local children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores and five and dimes across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America's history.

Santa Ana in Vintage Postcards

Santa Ana in Vintage Postcards
Title Santa Ana in Vintage Postcards PDF eBook
Author Guy Ball
Publisher Arcadia Publishing
Pages 132
Release 2001
Genre History
ISBN 9780738507910

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Santa Ana began as the dream of early pioneers in the 1800s when the dry, desolate area was little more than windswept fields of wild mustard grass. Santa Ana celebrates this area's pioneer heritage and the people who created it, and chronicles the development of this city with fascinating vintage postcards. Santa Ana was one of the earliest incorporated cities, and became the county seat in 1889. Wealthy businessmen, successful political leaders, and even an occasional maharajah chose Santa Ana as their home. Today, Orange County is one of the most dynamic counties in California.

The North Carolina Historical Review

The North Carolina Historical Review
Title The North Carolina Historical Review PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 536
Release 2014
Genre North Carolina
ISBN

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Everyone Helped His Neighbor

Everyone Helped His Neighbor
Title Everyone Helped His Neighbor PDF eBook
Author Lu Ann Jones
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2018
Genre History
ISBN 9781469650012

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In the 1980s, The Nature Conservancy began work on the fast-growing Outer Banks by protecting Nags Head Woods. One of the last intact maritime forests on the East Coast, the Woods was in danger of becoming a housing development. In the late nineteenth century Nags Head Woods was home to about forty families and to this day remnants of their time there can be seen during a walk in the preserve. Based on oral histories, "Everyone Helped His Neighbor" documents the social and cultural history of a community that worked the land and waters of this unique place. Originally published in 1987, this reissue edition contains a foreword by David S. Cecelski and an afterword by the authors.